Achmed Abdullah 23 Short Stories of Mystery and Adventure
Description:... This volume collects 23 short stories of Mystery and Adventure, by Achmed Abdullah, a pseudonym of Alexander Nicholayevitch Romanoff, was born of a Russian Orthodox father and a Muslim mother. He was raised in Britain and educated at Eton and Oxford. He served in the British Army in France, China and India. He is most noted for his pulp stories of crime, mystery and adventure. He wrote screenplays for some successful films. The stories are:Achmed AbdullahBOOK ONE. FEAR AND OTHER STORIES(7 SHORT STORIES)1. FEAR2. THE INCUBUS3. PRO PATRIA4. PELL STREET BLUES5. THE MYSTERY OF THE TALKING IDOLS6. THE CHARMED LIFE7. A SIMPLE ACT OF PIETYBOOK TWO. ALIEN SOULS(15 SHORT STORIES)1. FEUD2. REPRISAL3. THE HOME-COMING4. THE DANCE ON THE HILL5. THE RIVER OF HATE6. THE SOUL OF A TURK7. MORITURI8. THE JESTER9. THE STRENGTH OF THE LITTLE THIN THREAD10. GRAFTER AND MASTER GRAFTER11. THE LOGICAL TALE OF THE FOUR CAMELS12. THE TWO-HANDED SWORD13. BLACK POPPIES14. THE PERFECT WAY15. TAOBOOK THREE. AN INDIAN JATAKA
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